Accounting Fraud at WorldCom Vanessa Gail Woods Strayer University Connor-Green/ACC 576 March 21‚ 2010 Accounting Fraud at WorldCom The break up of AT&T opened the long distance service market to small companies during the mid- to late-1980s and 1990s. Long Distance Discount Service (LDDS) opened in 1983 with moderate growth until its stock went public in 1989. CEO Bernie Ebbers decided to grow the organization through acquisitions (70 companies over the course of its lifetime)
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And the Fraud Continues Tiketa Heard Strayer University Forensic Accounting & Fraud Examination ACC571 Professor Timothy Brown [pic] 1.) Discuss the Internal control weaknesses that existed at MCI that contributed to the commission of this fraud: MCI biggest internal control weaknesses at was Pavlo. Pavlo was able to manipulate MCI account receivable system which he helped to create and develop. When the same employee is able to receive and update payments
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business environment. Trends observed indicate a need for increasing secure management. Review of scholarly journals‚ industry publications and text books were performed to gather data. Findings support that implementation of fraud reporting mechanisms assist in detecting fraud. Abstract 3 Introduction 4 What is Password Hashing? 4 Defined 4 Hashing Methodologies 5 How Password Hashing is Used 6 Add SALT for Taste? 7 Who Should Care and Why Hashing is Important 8 Individual Users
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Can corporate fraud ever be eliminated from the workplace? Abstract Corporate fraud has been a growing issue since Enron bankruptcy. The factors that contribute to the occurrence of corporate fraud are hard to control and methods used to prevent and detect fraud both by internal control and outside auditing have unavoidable weaknesses. Despite all the effort being made‚ it is highly unlikely that corporate fraud can be eliminated from the workplace. Introduction After Enron scandal got
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Fannie Mae’s Fraud 1. Fannie Mae was established in 1938 as a federal charter under President Franklin Roosevelt as a secondary market to expand the flow of mortgage money under any economic condition because millions of Americans could not become homeowners before Fannie Mae. In 1968 Fannie Mae was rechartered by congress as a shareholder owned company‚ funded solely with private capital raised from investors. The charter is directed to increase the availability and affordability for homeownership
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Forensic Accounting in New Zealand: Exploring the gap between education and practice. Jennette Boys Auckland University of Technology‚ New Zealand Abstract ‘Accounting practice has always been concerned with fraud’ (Lehman & Okcabol‚ 2005) The global business environment is rapidly changing and this has resulted in evolutionary changes in the skills accountants need to meet the requirements of their clients so they can continue to add value to their businesses
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1 Position Paper on the Medical Examiner Release of Organs and Tissues for Transplantation J. Keith Pinckard‚ M.D.‚ Ph.D.‚ Charles V. Wetli‚ M.D.‚ and Michael A. Graham‚ M.D. Board of Directors Approved February 21‚ 2006 – Expires February 21‚ 2011 From the Department of Pathology‚ Division of Forensic Pathology‚ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences‚ Dallas‚ Texas (J.K.P.); Department of Health Services‚ Division of Medical Legal Investigations
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principles-based accounting and rules-based accounting? Almost all companies are required to prepare their financial statements as set out by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)‚ whose standards are generally principles-based. Recently‚ there has been much debate on whether principle-based accounting would be more efficient than the popular rules-based accounting - especially in response to accounting scandals‚ such as Enron and Worldcom‚ the current way of accounting has been under a
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the patient to be able to safely discharge home‚ and back to their daily lives. The company is publicly traded‚ and has seen its share of controversy in the early 2000s. Richard Scrushy‚ founder and former CEO‚ was ultimately acquitted of accounting fraud‚ but was found guilty in civil court. The scandal was colossal‚ and rocked the industry and brought down top executives. The rapid growth of the company and the fraudulent activity impacted thousands of stakeholders. Scrushy was not thinking
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How the Fraudsters Fool the Auditors History of financial statement frauds acquisition accounting related party transactions non existent bank accounts - relationship with auditors overstated bank balance off balance sheet accounting misleading disclosures Changes occurring from Sarbanes Oxley Higher standards for corporate governance and accountability Creating an independent regulatory framework for the accounting profession Enhancing the quality and transparency of financial reports Developing
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